Would there be any drawbacks to removing the front dust shields (to cool brakes)? Would it really allow the brakes to get more wet in the rain?

What's involved in removing them in the first place?

Thanks for any tips!
an.

 

since no one else will touch this I will....

There is no need to cool your stock brakes anymore than you are. Unless you're putting out HUGE power numbers or spend every day at the track flogging about for hours.
If you remove them, they are more prone to rock and salt damage from the back, dust will of course get in no matter what, but I wouldn't reccomend it.

FWIW I left my backing plates on my VR6 Jetta (way more weight and WAY more power) when I took it to the road courses and never had a problem....our little protege's should be fine unless your running a wheel desing which has so little openings to it that the brake system gets no cooling air at all.

Remember, our cars are momentum conservation vehicles, the less braking you do the better......

 

I think the tock brakes on the p5 are amazing already. I will possibly change the rotors and pads out when needed but there should be no reason to remove the dust shields.